benefits_of_winter Ptolemy DCLVIII The opened roll of crackers can sit in the pantry for months without becoming in the least bit stale. 061108 ... nom really? 061108 ... P the D It's a fringe benefit, admittedly. And yes, really. 061108 ... cough sneeze spending spare time in walmart. 061108 ... crispy bird the brief respite from ridiculously warm temperatures (it was 90 goddamn degrees fahrenheit here yesterday) 061108 ... jane is a pyro!!!!!!!!!!! excuse to make a fire! 061108 ... nom water from the tap is nice and ice cold 061108 ... falling_alone 3 months of not shaving. 061108 ... P the D stillness sublime 061109 ... Lemon_Soda Worlds respite, a time of rest. 061109 ... Ptolemy DCLVIII The mosquitoes bother one not. 061207 ... Ouroboros unless, of course, one is spending winter in a south- asian country, where even in december in the north in the moutains, mosquitos still thrive as the locals don puffy jackets and fleece hats 061207 ... () ( i know of none ) 061207 ... . snow, snow, and snow before global warming sets in and your grandchildren will never wade in five-foot drifts I mean, it's nature's equivalent of fingerpainting Messy, inconvenient, and fun. 061207 ... () ( i thought of a benefit of winter. it is finite. ) 061213 ... P the D The air is always crisp. One can always breathe. (If otherwise, it is industry, and not the season, which meddles with these statements.) 061213 ... . winter goes perfect with coffee. 061214 ... . No price on ice 070228 ... ding dong umm.. you got a big hammer ? ice sculptures are cool. 070228 ... epitome of incomprehensibility When I was younger, an excuse to wrap myself in a blanket and become part of the geological scenery of Somewhat Messy Couch, Exhibit 1. I am hiding, I am cold. I do not exist, therefore I do not have to pick up clothes, wash dishes, etc. Invisibility. Cosy. Even now I like layers, bulky coats and mitts. Lumber around. I am perfectly comfortable with my body, I say. But I am more comfortable in layers. And the cold wind blasts in my face. Painful. But a certain exhileration there: braving the elements. From the door, scarcely three metres away: "Where is your scarf?" Ah, that thing. Strangulation or hypothermia? Ah well, I will take it. Now let us hope society provides reasonable accomodation to those who choose to cover their faces. Glasses fog up. Lumbering blindly ahead. That sentence was fun; you can make a metaphor out of it. Metaphors are always fun. But I am melting, I am melting! How can I accept the right of spring? (As a member of the Association for Seasonal Equality, I think Narnia is biased and unfair. At least it was, you know, a wardrobe malfunction.) I used to have a fascination with Antarctica. There was a Sesame Street Song, of all things, about the frozen continent. Explore the world from the comfort of your TV. Oh dear. Or blend in to the furniture and lie in wait. In weight. In a mountain of musty fabric. Spring is coming... I cannot get out... drums, drums in the deep. Oh, well. Stravinsky is cool. 070228 ... z that was very well written. your evocative prose remind me that there is beauty to be found everywhere. though seasonal affective disorder frames my view of winter, i hear the joy in your words. thank you. 070301 ... e_o_i oh, hello again... thanks for the compliment, z, though I must admit the above was a random compilation of thoughts and images, some recycled from earlier writing... I returned to this page because it is April 16 and effectively STILL winter here in Montreal. Snow and slush on the ground; it was snowing yesterday. Gah. Our weather is erratic enough already, and pollution just makes it worse. So, enough of the benefits of winter. I'd like to see some benefits of spring already. 070416 ... . Benefits_of_Spring. See, sometimes we do get what we want. Pity you didn't ask for a giraffe or something. At any rate, I'm sure you'll find many benefits_of_spring. 070416 ... . ding dong! 070417 ... Nose Outside, the scent of woodfires in the eveningtime. 071208 ... Ouroboros dark_night_of_the_soul 071209 ... unhinged hibernate it becomes more acceptable to curl up under the covers and not move for days 071209 ... sameolme This town becomes almost empty. There are no vacationers at the Jersey shore in the winter. The quiet soothes my soul. 071209 ... ||[]|| Park wherever you like; the lines cannot be discerned, and hardly anyone cares anyway. 080212 ... yo dawg free freezer 080222 ... epitome of incomprehensibility Next year. The middle of March, and still a foot of snow outside. I miss Ptolemy/Andru, or rather his light blue words. Back to the weather. I've noticed (from looking at the paper) that the temperatures in Europe are surprisingly warm. Glad to see our old friend Global Warming hasn't gone away completely. 080316 ... past all the benefits are melting out of me, spilling messily on to the floor. 080317 what's it to you? who go blather from